Development and Evaluation of a Culturally Specific End-of-life Communication Skills Training for Chinese Oncology Nurses
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 66
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Qualitative data and participants basic information
研究概览
简要总结
The goal of this observational study is to explore experiences and perceptions of end-of-life communication in Chinese terminally ill patients, families and healthcare providers. The main question it aims to answer is:
• What are the experiences and perceptions of end-of-life communication in Chinese terminally ill patients, families and healthcare providers? Participants will be invited to either semi-structured in-depth interviews or focus group discussions to share their thoughts.
详细描述
Objectives: To explore stakeholders' (patients, families and healthcare providers) experiences and perceptions of end-of-life communication in China; and understand culturally appropriate communication strategies.
Design and subjects: This study is a qualitative study. Eligible patients, family caregivers and healthcare providers will be recruited in two hospitals. Purposive sampling methods will be adopted. Semi-structured in-depth interviews with patients and family caregivers will be conducted respectively. Focus group discussions will be arranged with healthcare providers, allowing them to discuss end-of-life communication and generate group interactions and creative thinking.
Data analysis: The data analysis will be an iterative, cyclic and self-reflective process. Using inductive thematic analysis, common themes and categories will be determined through inductive reasoning and constant comparison.
Expected results: The study will fill the gap of no empirical evidence on end-of-life communication strategies from a Chinese perspective and enrich the knowledge about end-of-life communication.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Other
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Be aged older than 18 years
- •Have a defined incurable life-limiting illness with a likely life expectancy of fewer than 12 months (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, 2021), according to the consultation with the patient's physician
- •Have been informed of disease diagnosis and treatment
- •Be able to speak Mandarin and express clearly
- •Be able to provide informed consent
- •Family caregivers:
- •Be aged older than 18 years
- •One of the terminally ill patient's primary family caregivers who are familiar with patient's situation, which is defined as lived with or visited patients at least twice a week in the past month
- •Have been informed of patient's disease diagnosis and treatment
- •Be able to speak Mandarin
- •Be able to provide informed consent
- •Healthcare providers:
- •Be nurses, physicians or other healthcare professionals
- •Be experienced in providing treatment or care to patients with advanced, life-limiting illnesses (whose likely life expectancies of fewer than 12 months) and family caregivers of such patients for at least five years (Koh et al., 2016)
- •Consent to participate in the study
排除标准
- •Patients and family caregivers:
- •Severe auditory impairment
- •Cognitive impairment
结局指标
主要结局
Qualitative data and participants basic information
时间窗: Through study completion, an average of 12 months
Interviews and focus group discussions will be conducted to collect qualitative data
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Dr Joyce Chung
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University